#BL pairs

[absolutebl]

You have just been handed GMMTV BL actors and told that they want to shuffle their branded pairs like a deck of cards and give them something new. What do you do? Who goes with who? Is there anyone you keep together regardless?

OMG @heretherebedork how could you!

GMMTV BL Actors - Re-paired!

Do I feel evil or overwhelmed....?

Nothing for it but to dive in:

Tay + Gun - I have wanted this one for... well... ever

(but ALSO) New + Gun

Jimmy + Khao (I'm EVIL)

Mix + Fourth (ask me how much I want Mix to play an older seme...) - hand these 2 the Thai Semantic Error.

Nanon + Chimon (of course)

Phuwin + First (roll for archetypes, always mess with our heads/hearts)

Lee + Perth - just for a charisma-off, or maybe even

Perth + Bright - could they do it? Not sure, kinda curious.

[readingplannet]

Seeing people getting upset about Bright dating Nene when BrightWin have repeatedly vocalised that they are like brothers and haven't even indulged in fan service and also haven't even been a fixed pair I only have one thought in mind:

God save those who have actually taken part in some amount of fan service or showing cordial relations and being friendly with each other. I don't know what will happen when a person from one of those ships comes out with dating news.

[khaoala]

❝This is your only chance, Ai'Mook.❞

CHANYA AMARIT as VIVI and AYA ORAPAN as KAIMOOK episode 8 of LOVE SEA

[doublel27]

I’m still thinking about Daou Pittya’s live last night where he roasted fans and his current mission to get people to stop using the terms koojin and fanservice.

And thinking about how Pond and Phuwin admitted they hang out a lot but they don’t post any of it because they don’t want their actual relationship outside of work to be called fanservice.

And thinking about the interview BillyBabe gave recently where they reiterated that they don’t engage in fanservice and they can’t make anyone believe anything about their relationship anyway.

And about old videos of Earth during early ATOTS era asking MCs not to use the term koojin about him and Mix.

And about YinWar, BossNouel and MaxTul always having been very honest that they are friends who work together. Never obscuring that fact.

And about Tay Tawan loudly saying that OffGunTayNew all kiss each other all the time since Gun showed up and the realties of their friendship are none of your business.

And about Krist loudly saying he’s allowed to have friends.

Because none of these pairs intend to stop acting with their current partner (aside from MaxTul because Tul has left the industry entirely.) They’re not protesting being paired with another person for multiple projects. They are protesting the commodification, the telling a person who they are with know actual knowledge, and frankly homophobic/toxic masculinity drenched idea that for a man to show care to another man they either have to have a deep romantic relationship or they’re faking it all for the money, even the stuff with no branding attached.

And half the stuff that gets filed away as evidence that two men in a pair or are dating or that everything is definitely fanservice and is entirely manufactured are things that are completely normal in female friendships:

Looking at a person when they speak

Knowing someone’s likes and dislikes

Thoughtful gifts

Saying you love them/care

Acts of service

Physical affection

Sometimes being jealous of a friend’s relationship with other friends

Hanging out outside of work

And yeah, some of them may be just coworkers that they grit their teeth and work with and fake it til they make it. But some pairs out there have a genuine relationship, however they label it. And however it’s labeled is none of your business.

As a fan, you have no right to tell them how to act, whether it’s to call out fanservice and demand they stop or to tell them they can’t have other friends. Both are toxic extremes and treating a person like an object you can control.

There’s a longer essay on this, that I plan to finish soon, but this is where my brain keeps cycling through.

Bottom line, listen to these men when they speak. Trust their agency. I hope they keep clapping back at everyone.

[kenchann]

oops 🐉♣🦁

[heretherebedork]

The Heart Killers

JoongDunk and FirstKhaotung get to be gay and do crimes in this crime-based romcom and I need this the same way I need oxygen, thank you very much. (And Oxygen is one of my favorite BLs!) Cannot wait, am in love, please give this to me and let them be criminals the way they deserve to be. @absolutebl They gave us a gift!

[deliriousblue]

gmmtv really said we are pivoting fully into QL and ok fine one het show to keep nanon employed

[gunsatthaphan]

#always in character.

[honeyilovejoo]

Mignon, 2023 dir. by 뿡빵뀨 (Bboong Bbang Kkyu)

[absolutebl]

Hello ABL- I thought of you right away when reading a post on Ask me about BL shows. My question is a little long here.

Do you have any of your favorite shows that you think the main (or second leads) actors could swap rolls and the show still be one of your favorites? Or do you have a show that rates lower but would be improved if they had swapped?

I thought of Sam Lin and Yu Teng in We Best Love. The strength of their acting abilities and the chemistry could lend Yu being Gao Shi De and Sam being Zhou Shu Yi. The scenes that were pivotal in the series would still stand up to scrutiny. The bridge confession is a the first thing that comes to my mind.

Another one that amuses me at this thought is Semantic Error. The height difference would lend to such a cuteness in the aggressive pursuit Jae Young for Sang Woo. The lettuce scene with Jae Chan throwing a fit.

OOoo, what a doozie of a question.

10 BLs where the leads could swap parts & the show would still hold

Our Dating Sim

Roommates 304

Wish You

About Youth

Bad Buddy (BITE ME)

Big Dragon (bite each other)

Don't Say No (bite everything)

Eclipse

Mr Cinderella

Word of Honor

Pairs I think could switch up any of their roles, at any time, past or future:

ForceBook -> BookForce

TayNew -> NewTay

JeffGame -> GameJeff

MaxTul -> TulMax

MileApo -> ApoMile

PondPhuwin -> PhuwinPond

JimmySea -> SeaJimmy

[dragonsareawesome123]

Every time Pond and Winny have a scene together in this show, I get reminded that they were originally supposed be a pairing.

[soujux]

i love arm so much because he allowed this gay spectacle happen before his eyes 10/10 best peer mentor

[pharawee]

"Whether it's a ghost or a demon or a human, I will protect you."

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[doublel27]

Hey GMMTV, if you just wanna make Our Skyy 3 a compilation of wedding episodes the couples from your biggest series now that marriage equality has passed, I think you could make solid money. Just saying.

We’ll start with every show you let talk about marriage equality/marriage and go from there.

And with all the money from the BL stuff, you can let my favorite teachers, Nida and Bambam officially update their gender markers and get married—and just a trans sapphic wedding would be a personal gift.

[chaos0pikachu]

"gmmtv's 25 lineup is just branded pairings and it's killing the bl industry"

baby where have you been this has been gmmtv's bread and butter since 1000 Stars. by gmmtv's own admission they're building idols not actors lmao branded pairings are for selling what makes them actual money in merch, fanmeets, concert ticket sales. Their lineup today got 4 million tweets on twitter. They ain't changing shit and they never wanted to make art this is capitalism to a T. gmmtv is freeform meets HYBE.

gmmtv is just living by that Michael Eisner philosophy:

“We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make a statement. But to make money, it is often important to make history, to make art, or to make some significant statement. We must always make entertaining movies, and, if we make entertaining movies, at times, we will reliably make history, art, a statement or all three.

We cannot expect numerous hits, but if every film has an original and imaginative concept, then we can be confident that something will break through.”

rip the tags of these shows tho for fans I'm rooting for my pals who are gonna be watching some of these shows to be able to enjoy them in peace

[heretherebedork]

Sky is always one of my favorite characters, even when his name is Kai.